ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026)
ServiceNow's (NOW) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $283.0 million in Q2 2026, up 44.39% YoY from $196.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 48.26% on a QoQ basis from $547.0 million in Q1 2026.
ServiceNow (NOW) Share-based Compensation (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
ServiceNow (NOW) has 15 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $283.0 million in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 44.39% year-over-year to $283.0 million in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was $1.5 billion (up 20.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.0 billion, up 11.97% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation slipped to $283.0 million in Q2 2026, from $547.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $547.0 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $145.0 million in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $326.6 million and a median of $356.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation soared 255.56% — and 2023, when it tumbled 58.81%.
- Tracing NOW's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $363.0 million in 2022, then rose by 13.77% to $413.0 million in 2023, then grew by 9.93% to $454.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 8.81% to $494.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 42.71% to $283.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $283.0 million (Q2 2026), $547.0 million (Q1 2026), and $494.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | 875.26 Mn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 128.00 Mn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 250.00 Mn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 550.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 283.00 Mn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 402.47 Mn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 59.70 Mn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | -295.00 Mn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 485.00 Mn |
| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 6.88 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 283.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 283.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 547.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 547.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 203.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 203.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 470.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 454.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 170.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 170.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 422.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 422.00 Mn |